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Becoming a PMP® Certified Professional

By : J. Ashley Hunt
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Becoming a PMP® Certified Professional

By: J. Ashley Hunt

Overview of this book

One of the five most prestigious certifications in the world, the PMP® exam is said to be the most difficult non-technical certification exam. With this exam guide, you'll be able to address the challenges in learning advanced project management concepts. This PMP study guide covers all of the 10 project management knowledge areas, 5 process groups, 49 processes, and aspects of the Agile Practice Guide that you need to tailor your projects. With this book, you will understand the best practices found in the sixth edition of the PMBOK® Guide and the newly updated exam content outline. Throughout the book, you'll learn exam objectives in the form of a project for better understanding and effective implementation of real-world project management tasks, helping you to not only prepare for the exam but also implement project management best practices. Finally, you'll get to grips with the entire application and testing processes in PMP® and discover numerous tips and techniques for passing the exam on your first attempt. By the end of this PMP® exam prep book, you'll have a solid understanding of everything you need to pass the PMP® certification exam, and be able to use this handy, on-the-job desktop reference guide to overcome challenges in project management.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
1
Section 1: Introduction to Project Management and People
8
Section 2: Project Management Processes
17
Section 3: Revision
19
Chapter 16: Final Exam

Assessment exam answers (Chapter 6)

Question 1

Bill and Vanessa have a difference of opinion about how the schedule should be managed, and their squabble is making the team uncomfortable. You call a meeting with the entire team and begin to discuss the scheduling issues before asking the team to discuss a variety of solutions, analyze them, and decide on a course of action. What conflict resolution style was used here?

  1. Negotiating
  2. Compromise
  3. Smoothing
  4. Collaborate

The team is working through solutions for the problem, meaning they are solution-oriented and collaborating to work through the conflict.

Question 2

Karen is a senior team member and has always completed her work on time. This week, her coworker, Frank, has managed to put Karen behind schedule because he missed a crucial step in the project and now needs to rework it. Karen comes to you and is frustrated because she is never behind schedule. As the project manager, you tell her that you...